Lucas Samaras Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Lucas Samaras Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 26, 2026
Lucas Samaras 1936-2024 Mixed Media "Tool Box"
Est: $10,000 - $30,000
Attributed to Lucas Samaras (American, 1936-2024), Tool Box, 1982. Mixed media sculpture comprising a vintage metal cantilever toolbox wrapped in hand-applied multicolored wool yarn and decorated with painted geometric motifs, retaining its leather handle and metal hardware. The interior contains an assemblage of beads, sequins, pins, shells, glitter, fabric, and other mixed media elements. Related to the artist's Tool Box series. No apparent artist signature; therefore, the work is being sold as attributed. Provenance: Freeman's, Post War and Contemporary Art, Sale 409, Lot 121, December 15, 2015. Dimensions: 10 X 17.5 X 8.5 in. Condition: Good overall vintage condition with typical age related surface wear and patina. Possible missing elements due to age and handling. Note: This condition statement is provided as a courtesy and reflects an opinion, not a statement of fact. Bidders are encouraged to inspect items in person or through an agent to assess condition. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping Information: Hill Auction Gallery does not offer in-house packing or shipping services. As a courtesy, we are pleased to refer trusted third-party shipping providers for buyer convenience. Buyers are encouraged to contact shippers directly to obtain packing quotes, shipping rates, insurance options, and estimated transit times. Additional local, domestic, and international shipper referrals may be available upon request. Parcel Shipping Providers: First Class Shipping Center, 11700 NW 41st Street, Coral Springs, FL. Phone (754) 800-7674. Email 1shippingcenter@gmail.com. Mr. Ship Pro, 7838 NW 44th St, Sunrise, FL 33351. Phone (305) 783-9504. Email roberto@mrshippro.com. The UPS Store #2881, 11110 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise, FL 33351. Phone (954) 572-4004. Email store2881@theupsstore.com. Freight & Large Item Shipping / Local Florida Delivery: Available through independent providers. Please contact info@hillauctiongallery.com for referrals based on item size, location, and delivery requirements.
Hill Auction Gallery
Jul. 30, 2026
Lucas Samaras, Greek/American 1936-2024, Hand, 1975, Die-cut screenprint mounted to acrylic
Est: $400 - $600
Lucas Samaras Greek/American, 1936-2024 Hand, 1975 Die-cut screenprint mounted to acrylic Inscribed bottom left: 35/100 Samaras 75 Frame in as is condition. Approximate Image size: 16.5" H x 13.75" W Approximate Frame size: 22.5" H x 19.625" W
La Belle Epoque Auction House
Jul. 17, 2026
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024). Head #72. pastel on paper17 ½ x 11 ½ in. (44.5 x
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024). Head #72. pastel on paper17 ½ x 11 ½ in. (44.5 x 29.2 cm.).
Christie's
Jul. 14, 2026
Lucas Samaras "Sketches, Drawings, Doodles, ..."
Est: $100 - $200
Samaras, Lucas, ed.: Glen, Constance and Jack, "Sketches, Drawings, Doodles, and Plans", New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987, facsimile sketchbook with text insert letterpress printed at Meriden-Stinehour Press. 11.5" L x 8.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Books, Reading, American photographer, Sculptor, Artist, Library, Facsimile, Sketchbook, Drawings, Collectible, Collectable
Auctions at Showplace
Jun. 17, 2026
Lucas Samaras, polaroid photograph, ex Christie's
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Lucas Samaras (Greek-American, 1936-2024), Bedroom Interior, unsigned, dated 7/29/78 verso, Christie's lot sticker verso of mat, incl. scan of original receipt upon sale, 9.25"h x 7"w (sight), 17.75"h x 14.75"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Jun. 17, 2026
Lucas Samaras, manipulated polaroid, exhibited
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Lucas Samaras (Greek-American, 1936-2024), from the "Photo-Transformation" series, November 21, 1976, no signature observed, gallery label verso, 3"squ (image), 11"squ (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Jun. 17, 2026
Lucas Samaras, manipulated polaroid, exhibited
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Lucas Samaras (Greek-American, 1936-2024), from the Photo-Transformation series, January 10, 1979, no signature observed, gallery labels verso, incl. scan of provenance documents upon sale, 3"squ (image), 11"squ (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Jun. 17, 2026
Lucas Samaras, polaroid photograph, ex Christie's
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Lucas Samaras (Greek-American, 1936-2024), Still Life with Mango, unsigned, dated 7/24/79 verso, Christie's lot sticker verso of mat, incl. scan of original receipt upon sale, 9.25"h x 7.25"w (sight), 17.75"h x 14.75"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
May. 20, 2026
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) A unique panorama depicting a still life
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) A unique panorama depicting a still life Vingt-sept strips de polaroid prints 27,3 x 62,9 cm. (10.8 × 24.8 in) Réalisée c. 1982-83 twenty-seven strips of Polaroid prints.
Bonhams
Apr. 15, 2026
Samaras, Lucas: Samaras Album. Autointerview, Autobiography, Autopolaroid
Est: €130 - €200
"When I say I, more than one person stands up to be counted" Samaras, Lucas. Samaras Album. Autointerview, Autobiography, Autopolaroid. (Hrsg. und mit einem Vorwort von Jean Lipman). Mit zahlreichen, teils farbigen Abbildungen. 29,5 x 23,5 cm. lllustriertes OLeinen. New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art and Pace Editions, (1971). Erste Ausgabe von Lucas Samaras’ (1936-2024) multimedialem Selbstporträt. Der Band vereint Selbstinterviews, autobiographische Texte sowie zahlreiche Polaroid-Aufnahmen in Schwarzweiß und Farbe. Im Zentrum seines fotografischen Werks steht das eigene Selbstbild, häufig in verzerrter oder verfremdeter Darstellung. Bekannt wurde Samaras insbesondere durch seine "Photo-Transformations", bei denen die noch feuchten Farbstoffe von Polaroid-Filmen verändert wurden. Seine textbasierten "Auto-Interviews" versteht Samaras als Formen der Selbstbefragung: "When I say I, more than one person stands up to be counted." – Hinterer Innenspiegel mit kleinem montierten Etikett "Buchhandlung Walther König". Von sehr guter Erhaltung.
Bassenge Auctions
Apr. 14, 2026
Photo-Transformation, November 22, 1973
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Lucas Samaras 1936 - 2024 Photo-Transformation, November 22, 1973 a unique object, manipulated Polaroid SX-70 print, dated 11/22/73 in ink on the reverse, framed, a The Pace Gallery, New York, label on the reverse image: 3 by 3 in. (7.6 by 7.6 cm.) Executed in 1973.
Sotheby's
Mar. 19, 2026
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Untitled (Sitting Figure)circa 1950s oil on canvas, apparently unsigned50 x 31 3/4in (127 x 80.6cm)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Untitled (Sitting Figure) circa 1950s oil on canvas, apparently unsigned 50 x 31 3/4in (127 x 80.6cm)
Bonhams
Feb. 26, 2026
Lucas Samaras by Kim Levin
Est: $10 - $100
Lucas Samaras, 1975. Kim Levin. Hardcover. Harry Abrams. Good condition.
District Auction
Feb. 25, 2026
Untitled
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
Lucas Samaras 1936 - 2024 Untitled tacks, plaster, mirror, fabric, rope, string and wood open: 17 ½ by 27 ¼ by 1 ½ in. 44.5 by 69.2 by 3.8 cm. closed: 17 ½ by 13 ½ by 3 in. 44.5 by 34.3 by 7.6 cm. Executed in 1960.
Sotheby's
Jan. 28, 2026
Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print image: 3.125 h x 3.125 w in (8 x 8 cm) sheet: 4.25 h x 3.5 w in (11 x 9 cm) Dated to verso '7/4/75'. Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jan. 28, 2026
Lucas Samaras, XYZ 0823 (Chinoiserie)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Lucas Samaras XYZ 0823 (Chinoiserie) 2012 pure pigment on paper mounted to Dibond 34.875 h x 62 w in (89 x 157 cm) Signed to gallery label verso 'Lucas'. Titled and dated to additional gallery label verso 'XYZ 0823 (Chinoiserie) 2012'. This work is unique. Provenance: Pace Gallery, New York | Acquired from the previous in 2012 by the present owner Exhibited: Lucas Samaras: XYZ, 28 September - 27 October 2012, Pace Gallery, New York This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 06, 2025
Samaras, Lucas; Samaras Album [1ST EDITION & 1ST PRINTING - NICE COPY]
Est: $200 - $300
New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art / Pace Editions, 1971. Hardcover in pictorial boards. 104 pages with numerous black-and-white & color photographic images. Limited edition of only 2000 copies worldwide. Cited in Roth, Book of 101 Books, pp. 212-213; and Auer, p. 532. BOOK CONDITION: Very Good; a solid, tight, clean copy showing light toning to upper front and rear covers, separation of the fep along length of the gutter where the verso of the fep has come unglued along the gutter (a cosmetic defect: the binding remains solid and firm).
Bucklin
Dec. 03, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Flower Chair Burn 3, 2003
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
Signed, dated and editioned in pencil on the verso. Print 2 from an edition of 5. With accompanying photo certificate from the gallery
Lempertz
Nov. 12, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print image: 3.125 h x 3.125 w in (8 x 8 cm) sheet: 4.25 h x 3.5 w in (11 x 9 cm) Dated to verso '7/3/75'. Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 23, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Greek/New York 1936-2024, "Ribbon", lithograph in colors
Est: $150 - $250
Lucas Samaras Greek/New York, 1936-2024 "Ribbon" lithograph in colors 1972, pencil-signed, dated and numbered "89/150" lower margin, unframed. Provenance: Neal Auction, July 18, 2024, lot 156.
Neal Auction Company
Oct. 23, 2025
Lucas Samaras Portrait of a Woman Pastel, 1962
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Lucas Samaras (American, born Greece, 1936-2024), Portrait of a Woman, Chalk Pastel on Paper, 1962, dated "June 11 '62" and initialed on back, giltwood frame. Image: 11" H x 9" W; frame: 20" H x 16" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Visual Art, Contemporary Drawing, Works on Paper, Figural, Figurative, Abstract figure, Female, Fluxus, Claes Oldenburg, George Segal, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Auctions at Showplace
Oct. 22, 2025
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Untitled (Vase with Flowers)1958oil and casein on canvas board, initialed 'LS' and dated 'May 31 58' on the reverse20 x 16in (50.8 x 40.6cm)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Untitled (Vase with Flowers) 1958 oil and casein on canvas board, initialed 'LS' and dated 'May 31 58' on the reverse 20 x 16in (50.8 x 40.6cm)
Bonhams
Oct. 22, 2025
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Untitled (Sitting Figure)circa 1950s oil on canvas, apparently unsigned50 x 31 3/4in (127 x 80.6cm)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Untitled (Sitting Figure) circa 1950s oil on canvas, apparently unsigned 50 x 31 3/4in (127 x 80.6cm)
Bonhams
Oct. 16, 2025
Lucas Samaras. Photo-transformation 11/5/73. 1973.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Lucas Samaras 1936-2024 Photo-transformation 11/5/73. 1973. Unique SX-70 Polaroid With the date in ink on verso, and a Pace Gallery label with the artist's credit, title, date, and medium, on frame verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 13, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Greek/American 1936-2024, Hand, 1975, Die-cut screenprint mounted to acrylic
Est: $400 - $600
Lucas Samaras Greek/American, 1936-2024 Hand, 1975 Die-cut screenprint mounted to acrylic Inscribed bottom left: 35/100 Samaras 75 Frame in as is condition. Approximate Image size: 16.5" H x 13.75" W Approximate Frame size: 22.5" H x 19.625" W
La Belle Epoque Auction House
Jul. 30, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print image: 3.125 h x 3.125 w in (8 x 8 cm) sheet: 4.25 h x 3.5 w in (11 x 9 cm) Dated to verso '7/4/75'. Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jul. 30, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 1974 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print image: 3.125 h x 3.125 w in (8 x 8 cm) sheet: 4.25 h x 3.5 w in (11 x 9 cm) Dated to verso '7/4/74'. Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jul. 30, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print image: 3.125 h x 3.125 w in (8 x 8 cm) sheet: 4.25 h x 3.5 w in (11 x 9 cm) Dated to verso '7/1/75'. Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jul. 15, 2025
Transformation Bracelets
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Property from a Distinguished Collection, Chicago, Illinois Lucas Samaras b. 1936 Transformation Bracelets plastic, rocks, beads, string, wood, mirrors, pins and hummingbird in Plexiglas box 53 ¼ by 15 ¼ by 5 ⅝ in. 135.3 by 38.7 by 14.3 cm. Executed in 1966.
Sotheby's
Jun. 25, 2025
Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Untitled Drawing #3, 1961
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Untitled Drawing #3, 1961 pastel on paper 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9cm) The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s
Jun. 25, 2025
Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Untitled, 1960
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Untitled, 1960 pastel on paper dated June 9, 60 (verso) 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5cm) The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s
Jun. 25, 2025
Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Chair with Figures #13, 1981
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Chair with Figures #13, 1981 pastel on paper dated 53081 (verso) 17 x 11 1/2 in. (43.2 x 29.2cm) The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s
May. 31, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Greek/American 1936-2024, Hand, 1975, Die-cut screenprint mounted to acrylic
Est: $400 - $600
Lucas Samaras Greek/American, 1936-2024 Hand, 1975 Die-cut screenprint mounted to acrylic Inscribed bottom left: 35/100 Samaras 75 Frame in as is condition. Approximate Image size: 16.5" H x 13.75" W Approximate Frame size: 22.5" H x 19.625" W
La Belle Epoque Auction House
May. 21, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print sight: 3.25 h x 3.25 w in (8 x 8 cm) Dated to verso '7/6/75'. Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 21, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Untitled
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras Untitled 1962 pastel and crayon on paper 11.75 h x 8.875 w in (30 x 23 cm) Dated to verso 'July 6 '62. Provenance: Gift from the artist, Collection of Barbara and Ernest Kafka | Sotheby's, New York, Contemporary Day Auction, 20 May 2022, Lot 267 | Private Collection Exhibited: Lucas Samaras, 18 November 1972 - 7 January 1973, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 15, 2025
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024). Box #98. wood box construction—nails, acrylic, m
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024). Box #98. wood box construction—nails, acrylic, metal, fabric, printed paper collage and Plexiglasopen: 10 x 8 ¾ x 12 in. (25.4 x 22.2 x 30.5 cm.)closed: 4 x 8 ¾ x 9 ½ in. (10.2 x 22.2 x 24 cm.).
Christie's
Apr. 26, 2025
Samaras, Lucas; Samaras Album [1ST EDITION & 1ST PRINTING - NICE COPY]
Est: $200 - $250
New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art / Pace Editions, 1971. Hardcover in pictorial boards. 104 pages with numerous black-and-white & color photographic images. Limited edition of only 2000 copies worldwide. Cited in Roth, Book of 101 Books, pp. 212-213; and Auer, p. 532. BOOK CONDITION: Very Good; a solid, tight, clean copy showing light toning to upper front and rear covers, separation of the fep along length of the gutter where the verso of the fep has come unglued along the gutter (a cosmetic defect: the binding remains solid and firm).
Bucklin
Apr. 24, 2025
Lucas Samaras (Greek/American, 1936-2024), "Untitled", 1956
Est: $4,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras (Greek/American, 1936-2024) "Untitled", 1956 acrylic and oil on canvas affixed to board signed and dated lower right. In an antique frame.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jan. 29, 2025
Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print image: 3.125 h x 3.125 w in (8 x 8 cm) sheet: 4.25 h x 3.5 w in (11 x 9 cm) Dated to verso '7/4/75'. This work is unique. Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 11, 2024
Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Woman's Head, 1962
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Lucas Samaras (American/Greek, 1936-2024) Woman's Head, 1962 color pastel on paper 11 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches. This lot is located in New York.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Dec. 05, 2024
Lucas Samaras (1936-2024)
Est: $700 - $1,000
SELF-PORTRAITS Seven relief prints (two printed with color), 1994, on wove paper, signed, dated and numbered 26/30 in pencil, published by Pace Prints, New York, with full margins, framed. Plates 11 7/8 x 9 3/8 inches; 302 x 238 mm. Sheets 19 7/8 x 15 inches; 505 x 381 mm. Frames 22 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches; 578 x 451 mm.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 22, 2024
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) - Chair Transformation #20B
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
LUCAS SAMARAS (1936-2024) Chair Transformation #20B patinated bronze 141 x 86 x 26 ¾ in. (358.1 x 218.4 x 67.9 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 16, 2024
Lucas Samaras "Hook and Ribbon" Screenprint 1972
Est: $150 - $300
Lucas Samaras "Hook and Ribbon" Screenprint 1972. Pencil signed and numbered 90/150 in the lower margin by the artist Lucas Samaras (American/Greek b. 1936.) Published by Pace Prints, New York. From the collection of a prominent US corporation. Dimensions are 44.5 in h x 33.25 in w x 1.5 in d. Condition is good with some wear to edges of frame. Please call or email for a detailed condition report.
Public Sale Auction House
Nov. 13, 2024
Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation 7/6/75
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Lucas Samaras Photo-Transformation 7/6/75 1975 SX-70 Polaroid, instant internal dye diffusion transfer print sight: 3.5 h x 3.5 w in (9 x 9 cm) Provenance: The Pace Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 22, 2024
Lucas Samaras; American 1936-2024; White Collar
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
Lucas Samaras American 1936-2024 White Collar painted plaster height: 6cm; width: 16,5cm; depth: 13cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 22, 2024
Lucas Samaras; American 1936-2024; Flower Chair Burn 3
Est: R150,000 - R200,000
Lucas Samaras American 1936-2024 Flower Chair Burn 3 inscribed with the artist's name, dated 2003, numbered 4/5, the title and medium on a Pace Wildenstein Gallery label adhered to the reverse; inscribed with the artist's name, the date, title and medium on a Waddington Galleries label adhered to the reverse pure pigment on paper 44 by 67,5cm excluding frame; 61,5 by 85,5 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Sep. 30, 2024
Untitled
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Art Without Boundaries: The Abrams Family Collection Lucas Samaras 1936 - 2024 Untitled pastel on paper 11 ¾ by 9 ⅛ in. 29.8 by 23.1 cm. Executed in 1965.
Sotheby's
Sep. 30, 2024
Untitled
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Art Without Boundaries: The Abrams Family Collection Lucas Samaras 1936 - 2024 Untitled dated feb 1 62 (on the verso) pastel on paper 12 by 9 in. 30.5 by 22.9 cm. Executed in 1962.
Sotheby's